Molly's Wonderful Inheritance
Molly Lathrop travels to Chicago after her husband Weston Lathrop dies in England. She learns of a five year old son and an inheritance that contains a letter of forgiveness, not wealth. She embraces motherhood with joy, declaring her son and a pet cat her richest treasure.
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Molly Lathrop
Chicago
Lettle Desmond
Lettle
Molly
Fremont Chronicle
Fremont
Weston Lathrop
Dandron & Haton
Dandron & Eaton
Uttle
Mrs. Desmond
Wes
Beattie
Matty Guithrap
Nandron & Huton
Dandron
Weston
Ragland
Wyemont
Mr. Dandron
Sonny
Mystery of the Stars Delights Children at Play
A Kansas City Times excerpt encourages parents to share the night sky with children. It urges simple, nameable constellations like the Big Dipper Cassiopeia and Orion to kindle wonder. The piece advises using a star finder and gentle reading to grow curiosity without overwhelming young minds.
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Earth
Heaven
Cassinpea
Kelly
Kansasity Times
Bell’s Dire Prophecy At Kelfram Bell Tower
Silt Island tale recounts a prophecy tied to the church bell of Kelfram built for two past spinsters Ing Dung. An 1730 bell fall killed a youth, fueling fear that the tower will kill the most beautiful girl of Silt. Young women avoid the tower as fate looms.
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Kelfram
Silta
North Sea
Satis N. Coleman
Combination Implement Shed and Horse Barn Profitable Investment
William A. Radford answers farm building questions free of cost. The article outlines a combined horse barn and machinery shed with a second floor for feed and storage, a 30 by 34 foot main area, four horse stalls, a feed room, and harness space, plus cross sectional views and rust-prevention guidance.
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W. A. Radford
William A. Radford
William ‘A. Radford
South Dearborn Street
Chicago
Concrete floor gains fire safety and strength for homes
The article argues the first floor of houses deserves care as a structural and aesthetic asset. Concrete floors provide strength, prevent warping, unify the frame, and offer fire protection, with upper surfaces finishable in wood tile linoleum or polished concrete.
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Bach Fiere
Storing Heat in Water Aims to Cut Home Heating Costs
Milwaukee engineers propose heating water by electricity in highly insulated tanks at night to store heat for daytime use. Circulating warm water through homes would mimic a furnace system, reducing peak demand and avoiding extra generators. The plan will be tested against ordinary furnaces.
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Milwaukee
Hedea
Fossil Evidence and Apes Point Toward Human Origins
A discussion of fossil finds from Cro Magnon to Pithecanthropus erectus outlines debates on early humans and hominids. It contrasts Neanderthals, Heidelberg man, Piltdown man, and four great apes as potential cousins, noting anatomy and evolution while questioning direct lineage.
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Peru
Egypt
Wales
France
Earth
Heidelberg
Piltdown
Oder
Simiang
Jack Dempsey
Gorlila
Africa
George A
Dorsey
Why We Have Laws and Obeying the State
Lesson outlines Mark 12 13 17 Romans 13 1 7 and 1 Peter 2 11 17 on civil duty Christ's answer about paying tribute to Caesar and the Christian obligation to government. It emphasizes obedience to rulers, paying taxes, honoring magistrates, and loyalty to authority as a free moral obligation in a heavenly citizenship.
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Mark
Jesus
Pharisees
Herod
Caesar
Israel
Christ
God
Hosor
Nero
Life Is Like That an Embroidered Metaphor
A reflective piece compares life to embroidery, urging steady effort one stitch at a time. It quotes a misattributed aphorism about patience, pattern, and a rose that will emerge from persistence. The author echoes Oliver Wendell Holmes and emphasizes gradual craft shaping fate.
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Oliver Wendell Tholmes
Trained Soul Gains Victory In Word Play
A trained soul secures victory and, even after seeming defeat, glories in Guil- Rev Floyd W. Tompkins’s work.
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Guil— Rev
Floyd W. Tompkins
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ApIna
Thorse
P. B. Fitzwater
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